>>Hi,
>>
>>In a very small executable I want to let the user choose an app. Then the app, containing a form, will be executed. The app is chosen with the help of GETFILE(). In that phase I don't want the main vfp-window, so I put SCREEN=OFF in the config.fpw. However, this also prevents the visibility of Getfile().
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>>Any other solution?
>
>Peter,
>I'm not 100% certain but can't you size and position the screen off the desktop then make it visible? something like
>with _screen.
> .top= -100
> .left = -100
> .height = 10
> .width = 10
> .visible = .T.
>endwith
>
Hi Caroline, I've tried that. The consequence is that GETFILE() also gets out of sight. Anyway, the use of the Common Dialog Control was very adequate. An addtional advantage is that it enables me to apply a filter on (parts of) the
prefix of files. This came in very handy in my case.
Groet,
Peter de Valença
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